All posts by Charlie Hintz
Cult of Weird 2017 Holiday Gift GuideThe gift guide for those of us who would rather find our stockings stuffed with the feet they came from.
- Posted November 23, 2017
- What Happened to Ed Gein’s Gravestone?
For almost two decades now, visitors to the grave of Ed Gein have found the Wisconsin killer's grave unmarked. This is why.
- Posted November 16, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Post-Halloween Blues Edition
Trick or treat meth, haunted dolls, Chicago mothman attack and more in this week's roundup of weird news and media.
- Posted November 3, 2017
- History Bones: Artist Lee Harper Recreates Strange History with Miniature Skeletons
Explore the scenes of some of history's most deranged moments with these incredibly detailed and macabre dioramas by artist Lee Harper.
- Posted November 2, 2017
- Face of 18th-Century Torryburn Witch Revealed in Digital Reconstruction
The face of a Scottish woman accused of witchcraft has been revealed 313 years after her death.
- Posted October 31, 2017
- Inside the Macabre Personal Museum of Occult Collector Calvin Von Crush
A look at Calvin Von Crush's morbid collection of rare occult and paranormal history, human remains, and grotesque freaks of nature.
- Posted October 31, 2017
- Weekend Weird Halloween Edition
Celebrate the thinning of the veil with Ouija boards, witches, and other nameless horrors in this week's conjuring of spooky weird news and media.
- Posted October 27, 2017
- The History of the Notorious Nuremberg Torture Collection
With some 1,300 artifacts from Europe's brutal past, the Nuremberg torture collection was the largest of it's kind.
- Posted October 25, 2017
- Spider vs the Living Dead
Two terrifying, flesh-craving beasts. Who will win? Watch this stop-motion animated short to find out.
- Posted October 23, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Billy Corgan Sees a Shapeshifter, Bigfoot’s Anniversary, Appalachian Burial Customs, and More
This week's weird news and media includes a look at the Salem during Halloween, the latest on consciousness after death, and a contortionist with a strange illness.
- Posted October 20, 2017
- Patterson & Gimlin Filmed Bigfoot 50 Years Ago Today
It's been 50 years since the controversial footage of a large female Bigfoot was filmed by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin in Northern California.
- Posted October 20, 2017
- The Cardiff Giant was ‘Discovered’ 148 Years Ago Today
A giant petrified man was unearthed on a New York farm in October 1869, but it was really nothing more than an elaborate hoax 2 years in the making.
- Posted October 16, 2017
- Lore Series Breathes Life into Disturbing True Stories Behind Modern Folklore
A new series based on the popular Lore podcast reveals the historical horrors that inspired today's myths and legends.
- Posted October 16, 2017
- Explore Salem With Us This Friday the 13th
Follow Cult of Weird on Instagram for a glimpse at the history of the Witch City and its Halloween festivities this Friday the 13th!
- Posted October 11, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Santa’s Dead, Mummified Head, Burning Down Bad Spirits, and More
The grave of St. Nick has been found, Jeremy Bentham's head goes on display, and more in this week's roundup of weird news.
- Posted October 6, 2017
- Jeremy Bentham’s Mummified Head Goes on Display for the First Time in Decades
The mummified head of Jeremy Bentham will go on display for the first time in decades, and scientists will be using the opportunity to test it for autism.
- Posted October 3, 2017
- Watch the 1991 Claymation Comedy of Horrors Halloween Special
Hilarity ensues in this 1991 animated Halloween special when Wilshire Pig and Sheldon Snail set out to find Doctor Frankenswine's monster.
- Posted October 3, 2017
- Weekend Weird: The Grave of Hugh Hefner, Paul Revere’s Outhouse, Killer Clown, and More
This week's roundup of weird news includes a Russian couple who ate 30 people from dating sites, and the rescheduled date of Doomsday.
- Posted September 29, 2017
- Morbid Must-Reads: 2017 Fall Reading List
Curl up in the candlelight this fall with one of these macabre recommendations from the Cult of Weird book club.
- Posted September 22, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Hearse Fest, Mothman, Holmes’ Mustache, and More
This week's roundup of weird news and media includes the trial of a corpse pope, Hemingway's 6-toed cats, and spiritualists in Wisconsin.
- Posted September 15, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Stephen King’s Red Balloon, Holmes DNA, Floating Fire Ants, and More
Fire ants floating in Houston's floodwaters, the identity of the remains in H.H. Holmes' grave, and more in this week's roundup of weird news.
- Posted September 1, 2017
- Watch the First Teaser From the Lore Podcast Live-Action Series Coming to Amazon
The new Amazon series will bring to life fan-favorite stories of historical mysteries from the popular Lore podcast.
- Posted August 31, 2017
- Exhumation Ends 120 Year Mystery of H.H. Holmes’ Death
American Ripper ends over a century of rumors that H.H. Holmes escaped his death sentence.
- Posted August 31, 2017
- The Magician and the Spirits
It's never too early to introduce kids to the story of Houdini's crusade against spiritualists.
- Posted August 30, 2017
- Killed By A Bear: The Story of a Mysterious Gravesite in California
The first episode of Ephemera digs into the strange details of a mysterious grave in California and the inscription on a tree that reads "killed by a bear."
- Posted August 25, 2017
- Confessions of a Funeral Director
Watch the promo for the upcoming book Confessions of a Funeral Director by Caleb Wilde.
- Posted August 23, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Cannibal Boyfriend, Doomsday Eclipse, Trees That Don’t Touch, and More
Here's the last roundup of weird news you'll ever get before the total solar eclipse brings about the end of the world on Monday.
- Posted August 18, 2017
- The Head of German Serial Killer Peter Kurten in Wisconsin Dells
Come face to face with the mummified head of the Dusseldorf Vampire in the dark passages of Ripley's Believe It or Not in Wisconsin Dells.
- Posted August 14, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Beware of Lizard Men During the Eclipse, More Flying Humanoid Sightings in Chicago, and More
As solar eclipse madness grips the country, South Carolina braces for lizard men.
- Posted August 12, 2017
- A Chance Meeting with Filmmaker John Borowski
We met true crime filmmaker John Borowski and talked about H.H. Holmes and the Jack the Ripper connection.
- Posted August 7, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Ghostly Radio Station, Occult Steakhouse, and More
This week's weird news includes an elongated child's skull found in Crimea, Russia's ghostly Cold War radio station mystery, and other oddities.
- Posted August 4, 2017
- Creepy Clown Motel of Tonopah is For Sale, Nightmares Included
The iconic roadside motel can be yours now, nightmares included!
- Posted July 24, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Cannibal Week, Inside the Grave of H.H. Holmes, Missing Couple Found Mummified in Glacier, and More
This week's weird news includes the state of Dali's mustache in the grave, a missing couple found after 75 years, and the hidden eighth continent.
- Posted July 21, 2017
- Salvador Dali’s Mustache Found Intact in Grave
When his remains were exhumed Thursday night, his mustache was found miraculously intact.
- Posted July 21, 2017
- New Documentary Uncovers the Secrets of Pennsylvania’s Chestnut Ridge
New documentary explores the true story of Pennsylvania's Chestnut Ridge, where unexplained phenomena has been reported for decades.
- Posted July 20, 2017
- H.H. Holmes Skeleton Found in Concrete with Brain Intact
What was found inside the grave of H.H. Holmes? Researcher Jeff Mudgett reveals the details of the exhumation.
- Posted July 18, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Salem Witch Memorial, Burying the Bodies Exhibition, Earhart Photo Debunked, and More
A memorial to those killed during the Salem witch trial hangings will be dedicated on July 19th, the 325th anniversary.
- Posted July 15, 2017
- The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
The true story of the Radium Girls, women who fell ill while working in radium dial factories in the early 20th century.
- Posted July 12, 2017
- Blogger Debunks the Amelia Earhart Photo
The photo purported by a recent History channel documentary to show Amelia Earhart was printed in a book two years before she vanished.
- Posted July 12, 2017
- The Story Behind the Plane at the Don Q Inn Hotel in Wisconsin
The retired military cargo carrier was featured in car commercials with Farrah Fawcett before it came to rest at the Don Q Inn.
- Posted July 11, 2017
- Dead Sled Unveils New Collection of Funeral-Inspired Incense
A new collection of incense inspired by the funerary arts, with scents like Ashes & Urns, Calming Spirits, and Graveyard Queen.
- Posted July 7, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Aztec Skull Tower, Invasion of the Sea Pickles, Bigfoot Bounty, and More
A bounty on Bigfoot, transcribing magical manuscripts, Aztec skull tower unearthed, and more in this week's roundup of weird news.
- Posted July 7, 2017
- Legendary Aztec Tower of Human Skulls Found in Mexico City
A tower made from human skulls unearthed in Mexico City challenges what we known about human sacrifice in Aztec culture.
- Posted July 6, 2017
- Local Legends: What Monsters are Lurking in Your Neck of the Woods?
Readers share their local legends of ghosts, murders, and mysterious creatures.
- Posted July 6, 2017
- Newly Discovered Photo Suggests Amelia Earhart May Have Survived
A photo from the National Archives seems to support the theory that Amelia Earhart was captured by the Japanese in 1937.
- Posted July 5, 2017
- Own a Piece of the Cabin from Evil Dead 2
Want to own a piece of the iconic cabin where Ash faced off against the deadites in Evil Dead 2? Here's your chance.
- Posted July 5, 2017
- Atlas of Cursed Places
Explore 40 locations around the world that are "rife with disaster, chaos, paranormal activity, and death."
- Posted July 5, 2017
- Giant Rock: Alien Encounters and Eternal Life in the Mojave Desert
An extraterrestrial encounter at Giant Rock inspired George Van Tassel to build the life-prolonging "time machine" he called the Integratron.
- Posted July 2, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Dali Exhumed, Nazca Alien Mummy, and more
Nazca alien mummy hoax, Salvador Dali paternity test, Rob Lowe encounters a Bigfoot, and more in this week's roundup of weird news.
- Posted June 30, 2017
- Pirate Women Who Ruled the Seven Seas
Who were the the princesses, prostitutes, and privateers who ruled the seven seas, and why were they ignored by history?
- Posted June 28, 2017
- Judge Orders Body of Salvador Dali to be Exhumed
A woman claiming to be Salvador Dali's daughter from a 1955 affair has been trying to get a paternity test since 2007.
- Posted June 26, 2017
- 16th Annual Mothman Festival is Happening this September in Point Pleasant
The 16th annual gathering to commemorate the mysterious Mothman is happening this September.
- Posted June 26, 2017
- Mothman of Point Pleasant Documentary Now Streaming on Amazon
New Mothman documentary explores in detail the strange events in Point Pleasant, WV that culminated in the collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967.
- Posted June 24, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Mothman in Chicago, bears in Vlad’s castle, and more
Mothman in Chicago, the search for Amelia Earhart's bones, toe stolen from the Sourtoe Cocktail, and more in this week's roundup of weird news.
- Posted June 23, 2017
- The Sourtoe Cocktail’s Main Ingredient Was Stolen
Someone stole the mummified human toe used to make the Yukon's famous Sourtoe Cocktail.
- Posted June 23, 2017
- Curiosity Rover Photographed on Mount Sharp from Mars Orbit
Photo recently captured by NASA from Mars orbit shows the Curiosity Rover in a lonely expanse of the Red Planet.
- Posted June 22, 2017
- The Search for Fenn’s Treasure Claims Another Victim
Forrest Fenn buried a treasure worth $2 million somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, and now two men have died trying to find it.
- Posted June 22, 2017
- Forensic Dogs Will Be Used to Find the Remains of Amelia Earhart
An expedition is heading to the island of Nikumaroro with bone-sniffing forensic dogs to search for the remains of Amelia Earhart.
- Posted June 22, 2017
- Empire of Death: Photos from Crypts, Catacombs, and Bone Churches
Photos from crypts, catacombs, bone churches, and other morbid masterpieces made of human bones around the world.
- Posted June 21, 2017
- Inside the Control Room of the UB-110 German Submarine
A look at the complex valve system inside the German submarine UB-110 from 1918.
- Posted June 18, 2017
- Weekend Weird: Two-headed space worm, lost in the catacombs, 8th wonder of the world rediscovered, and more
This week's roundup of weird news is here to remind us that everything is horrifying and there is no escape. Enjoy!
- Posted June 16, 2017
- Teens Lost in Paris Catacombs for Three Days
Search teams used rescue dogs to find teens who were lost underground in the Paris catacombs for three days.
- Posted June 15, 2017
- Rare Giant Snail with 6,000 Teeth Feasts on Earthworm
The giant carnivorous Powelliphanta Snail of New Zealand slurps up and devours an earthworm in this clip from BBC Earth.
- Posted June 15, 2017
- Corsets and Codpieces: History’s Hidden Fashion Disasters
Throughout the ages fashion has been weird, and sometimes even deadly.
- Posted June 14, 2017
- Sacred Fragment of 19th-Century Saint’s Brain Stolen from Italian Basilica
A sacred fragment of 19th-century saint John Bosco's brain was stolen from an Italian basilica, sparking rumors of Satanic rituals.
- Posted June 8, 2017
- Birthday Box of Weird Giveaway
Celebrate seven strange years of Cult of Weird with a special birthday Box of Weird giveaway featuring weird novelties and oddities.
- Posted June 1, 2017
- Robert Wadlow: The Tallest Man Ever in Recorded Medical History
The world's tallest man was 6' 5" at 10 years old, and he never stopped growing.
- Posted May 26, 2017
- Video: Timelapse Metamorphosis of a Hercules Beetle
Watch the metamorphosis of a Dynastes hercules from larva to adult rhinoceros beetle.
- Posted May 19, 2017
- Identity of Young Victorian Girl Found Beneath San Francisco Home Revealed
After a year of research, the true identity of "Miranda Eve," a 19th-century burial found beneath a San Francisco home in 2016, has been revealed.
- Posted May 10, 2017
- The Garden of Earthly Delights Comes to Life in this Mesmerizing Animation
The Garden of Earthly Delights re-imagined and animated with a modern twist for a recent art exhibit celebrating 500 years of Hieronymus Bosch.
- Posted May 9, 2017
- Iconic ‘Eye’ Windows Sold at Estate Sale of Wisconsin’s Amityville Horror House
Amityville Horror props were sold at an estate sale this weekend at the Wisconsin lakehouse that served as the iconic haunted house in the 2005 film.
- Posted May 8, 2017
- The Body of America’s First Serial Killer Is Being Exhumed
The body of H.H. Holmes is being exhumed for DNA analysis to settle an old rumor that the Chicago serial killer escaped execution in 1896.
- Posted May 2, 2017
- Total Solar Eclipse Stamps Coming Soon From USPS
New stamp commemorates the Total Solar Eclipse happening on August 21, the first visible from the continental US since 1979.
- Posted May 1, 2017
- Gothic Homemaking: In Search of Human Remains with Voltaire
Fresh out of human remains? Voltaire shows you how to track down skulls and bones for some macabre home decor in the new episode of Gothic Homemaking.
- Posted April 26, 2017
- The Lost Chapel of Bones in Malta
Somewhere beneath the ruins of the Nibbia Chapel in Malta is an ossuary decorated in human bones exhumed from a nearby cemetery.
- Posted April 25, 2017
- This is What $100 Trillion in (Worthless) Zimbabwe Currency Looks Like
With the highest inflation rate in the world, Zimbabwe began printing extremely large denominations that are now entirely worthless outside of the novelty market.
- Posted April 20, 2017
- What Happened to Titanic’s Dead?
Of the 1,500 people who lost their lives when the Titanic sank, only 333 bodies were ever recovered. What happened to the rest?
- Posted April 15, 2017
- Croc Tries to Drag Elephant Down by its Trunk
Video shows a crocodile grab an elephant by the trunk and try to pull it down before other elephants come to the rescue.
- Posted April 13, 2017
- The Beatnik Exorcism of Senator Joe McCarthy’s Grave in 1968
In 1968, beatnik poet Allen Ginsberg and avant-rock group The Fugs gathered at the grave of Senator Joe McCarthy in Appleton, Wis., for an exorcism.
- Posted April 12, 2017
- Missing Man Found Inside the Belly of a Python
Video from Indonesian news shows villagers cutting a missing man out of a massive 23-foot python.
- Posted March 29, 2017
- Let’s Play a Little Game About Death
Strike up a death positive conversation with a loved one or have some morbid laughs with friends with the Morbid Curiosity game.
- Posted March 27, 2017
- Cruise Ship Billiards: Gyroscopic Pool Table Stays Level in Rough Waters
Video shows how a pool table on a cruise ship stays level and keeps the balls in place while the ship lists in rough weather.
- Posted March 21, 2017
- The Most Horrific Publicized Case of Exorcism in American History
Capuchin friar Theophilus Riesinger became the most well-known exorcist in America after a grueling case of demonic possession in 1928.
- Posted March 19, 2017
- Add Some Macabre to Your Fireplace With These Human Skull-Shaped Logs
Warm your self by the flames of your enemies burning in effigy with these skull-shaped fireplace logs.
- Posted March 18, 2017
- Death and Burial in Venice: What Does the Floating City do with Its Dead?
In Venice the dead are ferried through the canals on ornate funeral gondolas to a cemetery island where their afterlife is only guaranteed for as long as they can pay.
- Posted March 13, 2017
- From Here to Eternity: How Other Cultures Care for Their Dead
Upcoming book from mortician Caitlin Doughty explores how other cultures care for their dead.
- Posted March 9, 2017
- Frozen Dead Guy Days: Colorado Festival Celebrates a Frozen Corpse in a Shed
Frozen Dead Guy Days celebrates Nederland, Colorado's most famous resident who has been dead and frozen in a shed since 1989.
- Posted March 6, 2017
- Milwaukee Parent Wants Teacher Fired for Using Ouija Board in Class
Milwaukee mother claims her son is having nightmares after his teacher used a Ouija board in the classroom.
- Posted March 1, 2017
- Man Survives Losing Pressure in 1966 Moon Suit Experiment
A NASA experiment went awry when test subject Jim LeBlanc became the only man to survive near vacuum pressures.
- Posted February 22, 2017
- The Butchering Art: The Brutal Practices of Pre-Anesthetic Victorian Surgery
Step into the operating theater to explore how Joseph Lister changed the world of surgery in the days before anesthesia and antiseptic.
- Posted February 17, 2017
- Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
Explore the natural history of cannibalism in nature and throughout history in this fascinating and macabre new book by Bill Schutt.
- Posted January 30, 2017
- Unsolved Mysteries is Still Fascinating and Chilling Nearly 30 Years Later
Thanks to Amazon streaming, Unsolved Mysteries is still fascinating and chilling nearly 30 years later.
- Posted January 28, 2017
- Real Human Skull Found in Famous Carnegie Museum Diorama
Restoration of a 150-year-old taxidermy diorama revealed it contains real bones, including an unidentified human skull.
- Posted January 27, 2017
- Marilyn Monroe’s Grave Marker Goes Up for Auction
A bronze marker that once graced Marilyn Monroe's burial vault will be up for auction next month.
- Posted January 26, 2017
- Drone Footage of the Ruins of Haunted Nocton Hall
Fly over the historic ruins of Lincolnshire's Nocton Hall in this incredible drone video.
- Posted January 24, 2017
- Syphilis and the Grave of Al Capone
The latest episode of Under the Knife explores Al Capone's case of advanced syphilis and eventual death.
- Posted January 22, 2017
- Morbid Valentine’s Day Gifts
Flesh is fleeting, but true love transcends the grave. Find the perfect morbid Valentine's Day gifts for that special future corpse in your life.
- Posted January 21, 2017
- New Mothman Documentary Relives the Unexplained Phenomena in 1960s Point Pleasant
Relive the Mothman sightings in Point Pleasant through the eyes of the residents who experienced it in this new documentary from Small Town Monsters.
- Posted January 20, 2017
- Lost City of the Monkey God is Cursed with Flesh-Eating Parasites
Explorers investigating the recently discovered Lost City of the Monkey God learned the truth behind the legendary curse the hard way.
- Posted January 17, 2017
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- September 23, 2019
- New THE FAR SIDE Comics Are Coming!
Something is stirring on Gary Larson's official The Far...
- September 20, 2019
- Morbid Must-Reads: 2019 Fall Reading List
Dig into these morbid and fascinating book recommendations for...
- September 18, 2019
- Digging Up Ed Gein: Our Expedition into the Dark History of Plainfield, WI
Our latest trip to Plainfield to uncover the deranged...
- September 11, 2015
- Video: Cremation of a Human Body
Graphic video shows the cremation of a human body...
- October 10, 2014
- What is the Story Behind this Mysterious Abandoned House in Fond du Lac?
What happened inside this abandoned house to give it...
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